This turnip greens recipe is a pot of turnip greens simmered with a ham hock. It is not collard greens or a raw green salad.
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Turnip Greens
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Turnip Greens. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound (450g) turnip greens, washed
- 1 smoked ham hock
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cups (960ml) water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
Instructions
- Put the hock, onion, water, salt, and pepper in a pot and simmer 20 minutes.
- Add the greens in handfuls as they wilt.
- Simmer 25 minutes, until tender. Stir in the vinegar and pull the meat off the hock.
Notes
Wash the greens twice. Sand hides in the stems.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Greens
Stems trimmed if they are thick.
Hock
The smoke. Bacon works if you have no hock.
Pot likker
Save the broth. It is part of the dish.
Vinegar
At the end, a teaspoon.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Storage
Fridge, 3 days.
Cornbread
Beside the bowl.
Turnips
A peeled turnip, cubed, can simmer with the greens.
Bitter
A long simmer tames it. Do not rush the pot.
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